CA CPT - Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test
2017

CA CPT 2017 online application process started from October 4, 2017. The Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) conducts Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test, commonly known as CA CPT Exam. This exam is a gateway to get into the profession of Chartered Accountancy (CA), which is one of the most reputed courses in India. The exam is conducted twice a year, in the months of June and December. CA CPT 2017 first exam was conducted on June 18, 2017, and the second exam will be on December 17, 2017. Candidates who wish to pursue CA can register for the exam after Class X while they can appear for the exam after Class XII. Candidates interested in taking CA CPT 2017 December exam need to apply for the same before November 1, 2017.

Latest Updates:

Timelines

Dates

04Oct,2017Wednesday

Applications Open

Nov,2017(Expected)

Admit Card Available

17Dec,2017Sunday

Date of Exam

Eligibility Criteria

ICAI has some pre-defined conditions for the candidates who are planning for CA CPT Registration for December 2017. It is essential that interested candidates first go through the conditions given in CA CPT Eligibility criteria, and apply for the exam only when they meet all the conditions.

Eligibility to take CA CPT:

Candidates must have passed 10+2 examination or equivalent from a recognised institution.

Applicants must be registered for the Common Proficiency Test with the Board of Studies of the Indian Chartered Accountancy of India (ICAI).

Even if candidates have already registered for the Professional Course, they are eligible for appearing in this test.

Candidates need to pay CA CPT Application fee to complete their registration process. The amount varies for candidates from different locations. So it is essential for the candidates to carefully check application fee for their location and make payment. Candidates can make fee payment online by using VISA or Master debit/credit card. They can also avail the facility of net banking to pay CA CPT 2017 application fee.

Exam Pattern

CA CPT
Exam Pattern

The CPT (Common Proficiency Test) is an objective type examination of 4 hours duration divided into 2 sessions of 2 hours each. The total marks for the test are 200.

First Session (Morning session: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm)

Section A – Fundamentals of Accounting (60 Marks)

Section B – Mercantile Laws (40 Marks)

Second Session (Afternoon Session: 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm)

Section C – General Economics (50 Marks)

Section D – Quantitative Aptitude (50 Marks)

There are multiple choice questions with negative marking for incorrect answers. To clear the CPT, a student has to obtain a total of 50% marks in all the papers together.

The admission requirements for the second level of the course i.e. PCC (Professional Competency Course) require that the student should have qualified in the CPT. This level is thus the entry level for all the students including graduates.

Counselling/Interview

Candidates who successfully pass the written examination will have to check the result file to find their names. There will be no personal intimation for the counselling session. Candidates need to find their names along with the dates on the official website of ICAI. Candidates need to attend the counselling session as the given venue on the given date.

Exam Centres

CA CPT exam is conducted at various examination centres across India. Candidates need to go to the examination center allotted to them. Complete details of the examination centres are given in the admit card. Candidates will not be given entry in any other examination hall than the one allotted to them.

CA CPT 2017 Exam Centres

Exam Centres

Ahmedabad

Akola

Amravati

Anand

Aurangabad

Bharuch

Bhavnagar

Bhuj

Dhule

Gandhidham

Jalgaon

Jamnagar

Kolhapur

Latur

Mapusa (Goa)

Margao (Goa)

Mumbai

Nagpur

Nanded

Nashik

Navi Mumbai

Navasari

Panvel

Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pune

Rajkot

Sangli

Satara

Solapur

Surat

Surendranagar

Thane

Vadodara

Vapi

Vasai

Alappuzha

Anantapur

Belgaum

Bellary

Bengaluru

Chennai

Coimbatore

Eluru

Ernakulam

Erode

Guntur

Hubli

Hyderabad

Kakinada

Kannur

Karim Nagar

Kollam (Quilon)

Kottayam

Kozhikode

Kumbakonam

Kurnool

Madurai

Malappuram

Mangalore

Mysore

Nellore

Ongole

Palakkad

Pondicherry

Rajamahendravaram

Salem

Shimoga

Sivakasi

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Tiruchirapalli

Tirunelveli

Tirupati

Tuticorin

Udupi

Vellore

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Warangal

Asansol

Berhampore

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Durgapur

Guwahati

Kolkata

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Siliguri

Tinsukia

Agra

Ajmer

Aligarh

Allahabad

Alwar

Bareilly

Beawar

Bhagalpur

Bharatpur

Bhilwara

Bhopal

Bikaner

Bilaspur

Bundi

Chittorgarh

Churu

Dehradun

Dhanbad

Dundlod

Durg

Firozabad

Ghaziabad

Gorakhpur

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Jaipur

Jamshedpur

Jhansi

Jhunjhunu

Jodhpur

Kanpur

Kishangarh

Kota

Lucknow

Mathura

Meerut

Moradabad

Muzaffarnagar

Neemuch

Noida

Pali-Marwar

Patna

Raipur

Ranchi

Ratlam

Saharanpur

Satna

Sikar

Sirohi

Sri Ganganagar

Udaipur

Ujjain

Varanasi

Ambala

Amritsar

Bathinda

Bhiwani

Chandigarh

Delhi / New Delhi

Faridabad

Fatehabad

Gurgaon

Hisar

Jalandhar

Jammu

Kaithal

Karnal

Ludhiana

Panipat

Patiala

Rewari

Rohtak

Sangrur

Shimla

Sirsa

Sonepat

Srinagar (J&K)

Yamunanagar

CA CPT Exam Centres Outside India

Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.)

Doha

Dubai

Kathmandu (Nepal)

Muscat

Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.)

Doha

Dubai

Kathmandu (Nepal)

Muscat

Exam Syllabus

Candidates preparing for CA CPT exam 2017 need to have basic knowledge of fundamental accounting, mercantile law, quantitative aptitude and general economics. Questions are asked on various topics from these four subjects. So candidates should carefully go through CA CPT 2017 syllabus and prepare well for each section to meet the minimum cut-off requirement. Given below are the topics covered in four subjects in CA CPT exam 2017.